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Posts falsely claim Ethiopia overtook Nigeria to become Africa’s fourth-largest economy

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Posts circulating on social media claim Ethiopia has replaced Nigeria as Africa 's fourth -largest economy.

This is false: the International Monetary Fund ranked Ethiopia 's economy sixth and Nigeria 's fourth in Africa at the end of 2024 .

Nigeria ’s economy placed fourth with a GDP of $199.72 billion , followed by Morocco and Ethiopia .